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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tall, poppy. / (Australia, New Zealand) A conspicuously successful person, especially one who attracts envious hostility.

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tall poppy

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Australia New-Zealand

Japanese Meaning

目立つ成功者、特にその成功が原因で羨望や嫉妬の対象となっている人物

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A tall poppy swayed gently in the breeze at the edge of the field.

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畑の端で丈の高いケシの花がそよ風にそっと揺れていた。

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tall, poppy.

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(Australia, New Zealand) A conspicuously successful person, especially one who attracts envious hostility.

Like many thriving, young Australian execs, Simpson has to be wary of being construed a “tall poppy,” a cultural label placed on people who flaunt their success, based on the idea that a poppy taller than the others gets chopped down.

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tall poppies

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